There is much more to the sun's effect on Earth climate than irradiance. This is merely a straw dog to draw attention away from the real influence of cosmic cycles. See the work of Akasofu, for example.

Hayduke wrote: There is much more to the sun's effect on Earth climate than irradiance. This is merely a straw dog to draw attention away from the real influence of cosmic cycles. See the work of Akasofu, for example.

The hypothesis "it's cosmic rays" was refuted more than eight years ago. THE TROPOSPHERE IS HEATING WHILE THE STRATOSPHERE IS COOLING. Sheeesh. The atmosphere even heats more at night than it used to several decades ago. Only greenhouse gases explain these facts: cosmic rays do not.

A few peer-reviewed science papers published in refereed science journals that show cosmic rays did not and are not causing the current unprecedented rate of warming:

Desertphile wrote:[quote]Hayduke wrote: There is much more to the sun's effect on Earth climate than irradiance. This is merely a straw dog to draw attention away from the real influence of cosmic cycles. See the work of Akasofu, for example.